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File:Wyatt Earp.jpg|Wyatt Earp, who was involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
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Image:Patriotactsigning.jpg|President Bush signs USA PATRIOT Act |
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| [[National Day]] in '''[[Austria]]''' ([[1955]]) |
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| [[1597]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)|Imjin War]]: About twelve [[Korea]]n ships commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Yi Sun-sin]] defeated a large [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)|Japanese invasion]] fleet of at least 300 at the '''[[Battle of Myeongnyang]]''' in the [[Myeongnyang Strait]]. |
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| '''[[Angam Day]]''' in Nauru; |
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| [[1825]] – The '''[[Erie Canal]]''', connecting the [[Great Lakes]] with the [[Hudson River]] and providing a shortcut to the Atlantic Ocean, was opened. |
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| ; [[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of '''[[Demetrius of Thessaloniki]]''' |
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| [[1859]] – The passenger ship '''''[[Royal Charter (ship)|Royal Charter]]''''', en route from Australia to England, was wrecked on the east coast of [[Anglesey]], [[Wales]], killing at least 459 people. |
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| [[1708]] – The final stone of '''[[St Paul's Cathedral]]''', rebuilt after the original burned down in the [[Great Fire of London|1666 Great Fire of London]], was laid by the son of its architect, [[Christopher Wren]]. |
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| [[1860]] – Having [[Expedition of the Thousand|defeated]]<!--Not bolded, featured on May 5--> the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]], Italian military figure '''[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]''' shook [[List of monarchs of Sardinia|King of Sardinia]] [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|Victor Emmanuel]]'s hand in [[Teano]] and hailed him as [[King of Italy]]. |
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| [[1825]] – The '''[[Erie Canal]]''', connecting the [[Great Lakes]] with the [[Hudson River]] and providing a shortcut to the Atlantic Ocean through [[New York]], was opened. |
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| [[1860]] – Having [[Expedition of the Thousand|defeated]]<!--Not bolded, featured on May 5--> the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]], Italian military figure '''[[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]''' hailed King [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia]] as [[King of Italy]]. |
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| [[1863]] – '''[[The Football Association]]''', one of the oldest governing bodies in [[association football]], was founded at a pub in London's [[Great Queen Street]]. |
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| [[1881]] – The '''[[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]''', one of the most famous shootouts of the [[American frontier|American Old West]], took place in [[Tombstone, Arizona]], between [[Ike Clanton]]'s gang and lawmen including [[Wyatt Earp]]. |
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| [[1909]] – '''[[An Jung-geun]]''', a [[Korean independence movement|Korean independence activist]], assassinated [[Itō Hirobumi]], the president of the [[Privy Council of Japan]]. |
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| [[1937]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: [[Xie Jinyuan]] and [[National Revolutionary Army]] soldiers began the '''[[Defense of Sihang Warehouse]]''' <!--, across the [[Suzhou Creek|Suzhou River]] from the [[Shanghai International Settlement]],--> against waves of [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese attackers]] during the [[Battle of Shanghai]]. |
| [[1937]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: [[Xie Jinyuan]] and [[National Revolutionary Army]] soldiers began the '''[[Defense of Sihang Warehouse]]''' <!--, across the [[Suzhou Creek|Suzhou River]] from the [[Shanghai International Settlement]],--> against waves of [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese attackers]] during the [[Battle of Shanghai]]. |
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| [[1940]] – The '''[[North American P-51 Mustang]]''', one of the most effective [[fighter aircraft]] for the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] during World War II, made its first flight. |
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| [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: In one of the [[largest naval battle in history|largest naval battles in modern history]], [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] defeated the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] at the '''[[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]''' in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of [[Leyte (island)|Leyte]]. |
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| [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: In one of the [[largest naval battle in history|largest naval battles in modern history]], [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] defeated the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] at the '''[[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]''' in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of [[Leyte]]. |
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| [[1947]] – [[Maharaja]] [[Hari Singh]], ruler of '''[[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''', executed the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]]<!--not bold, short--> to accede the [[princely state]] to the newly created India. |
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| [[1964]] – Australian serial killer '''[[Eric Edgar Cooke]]''' was executed, the last person to be hanged in the state of [[Western Australia]]. |
| [[1964]] – Australian serial killer '''[[Eric Edgar Cooke]]''' was executed, the last person to be hanged in the state of [[Western Australia]]. |
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| [[1979]] – President of South Korea '''[[Park Chung-hee]]''' [[Assassination of Park Chung-hee|was assassinated]] by the director of the [[National Intelligence Service (South Korea)|Korean Central Intelligence Agency]] and a long-time friend, [[Kim Jae-gyu]]. |
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| [[1985]] – The Australian government returned ownership of '''[[Uluru]]''', also known as Ayers Rock, to the local [[Pitjantjatjara|Pitjantjatjara people]]. |
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| [[2001]] – [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] signed the '''[[USA PATRIOT Act]]''' into law, significantly expanding the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies in fighting terrorism in the United States and elsewhere. |
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|[[1994]] – Israel and Jordan signed '''[[Israel–Jordan peace treaty|a peace treaty]]''', settling [[Israel–Jordan relations|relations between the two countries]] and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country. |
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| [[2002]] – Approximately 40 [[Chechnya|Chechen]] rebels and 130 hostages died when Russian forces stormed a theater building in [[Moscow]] to end '''[[Moscow theater hostage crisis|a four-day hostage siege]]'''. |
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| [[2002]] – Approximately 40 [[Chechnya|Chechen]] rebels and 130 hostages died when Russian forces stormed a theater building in Moscow to end '''[[Moscow theater hostage crisis|a four-day hostage siege]]'''. |
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* [[1341]] – The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army proclaimed chief minister [[John VI Kantakouzenos|John VI Kantakouzenos]] emperor, triggering '''[[Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347|a civil war]]''' between his supporters and those of [[John V Palaiologos|John V Palaiologos]], the heir to the throne. |
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{{*mp}} [[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: A force consisting of about 1,630 [[French Canadian]] regulars and militia and [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] warriors under [[Charles de Salaberry]] repulsed an American force of about 4,000 attempting to invade Canada. |
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* [[1871]] – Liberian president [[Edward James Roye]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[1871 Liberian coup d'état|was overthrown]]''' in modern Africa's first coup d'état. |
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{{*mp}} [[1921]] – The '''[[Chicago Theatre]]''', whose [[marquee]] became an unofficial emblem of the city of [[Chicago]], opened. |
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* [[1892]] – '''[[Ida B. Wells]]''' ''(pictured)'' began to publish her research on [[lynching]] in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize]] in 2020. |
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{{*mp}} [[1940]] – The '''[[North American P-51 Mustang]]''', the [[fighter aircraft]] responsible for more enemy planes shot down than any other Allied plane during World War II, made its first flight. |
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* [[1902]] – A group of Russian explorers led by [[Eduard von Toll|Baron von Toll]] left their camp on [[Bennett Island]] and '''[[Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902|disappeared without a trace]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1955]] – [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] proclaimed himself president of the newly created [[Republic of Vietnam]] after defeating former Emperor [[Bao Dai]] in a '''[[State of Vietnam referendum, 1955|fraudulent referendum]]''' supervised by his brother [[Ngo Dinh Nhu]]. |
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* [[1921]] – The '''[[Chicago Theatre]]''' ''(pictured)'', the oldest surviving grand [[movie palace]], opened. |
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* [[1955]] – [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Ngô Đình Diệm]] proclaimed himself president of the newly created [[South Vietnam|Republic of Vietnam]] after defeating former emperor [[Bảo Đại]] in '''[[1955 State of Vietnam referendum|a fraudulent referendum]]''' supervised by his brother [[Ngô Đình Nhu]]. |
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* [[1955]] – The first buildings in the sacred '''[[Oyasato-yakata]]''' complex of the Japanese [[new religious movement]] [[Tenrikyo]] in [[Tenri, Nara]], were completed. |
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* [[1977]] – Somali hospital cook '''[[Ali Maow Maalin]]''' began displaying symptoms of [[smallpox]], becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease. |
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* Born/died: | '''[[Cuthbert of Canterbury]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|760| '''[[Gómez González]]'''<!--Spanish nobleman--> |d|1111| '''[[Michael Maestlin]]'''<!--German astronomer--> |d|1631| '''[[Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet]]'''<!--English landowner--> |d|1671| '''[[C. W. Post|{{nowrap|C. W.}} Post]]'''<!--American businessman--> |b|1854| '''[[William T. Anderson]]'''<!--American soldier--> |d|1864| '''[[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]]'''<!--American activist--> |d|1902| '''[[Yamashita Yoshitsugu]]'''<!--Japanese judoka-->|d|1935 |
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*[[Japanese battleship Musashi]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 24|October 24]], so Battle of Leyte Gulf should not appear in the same year |
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'''[[October 26]]''' |
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'''[[October 26]]''': '''[[Diwali]]''' ([[Hinduism]], [[Sikhism]] and [[Jainism]], [[2011]]); [[National Day]] in '''[[Austria]]''' ([[1955]]); '''[[Angam Day]]''' in [[Nauru]]; [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] of '''[[Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki]]''' |
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* [[1597]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Japanese invasions of Korea]]: Thirteen Korean ships commanded by Admiral [[Yi Sun-sin]] defeated a far larger Japanese invading fleet at the '''[[Battle of Myeongnyang]]''' in the [[Myeongnyang Strait]]. |
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* [[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: British forces and [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] allies under [[Charles de Salaberry]] '''[[Battle of the Chateauguay|repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada]]'''<!--[[Saint Lawrence Campaign]] article doesn't exist yet-->. |
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* [[1905]] – The '''[[Saint Petersburg Soviet]]''' held its first meeting, becoming the first [[Soviet (council)|elected body in Russia to represent workers]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1881]] – The '''[[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]''', one of the most famous gunfights in the history of the [[American Old West]], took place in [[Tombstone, Arizona]], between the faction of [[Wyatt Earp]] and [[Ike Clanton]]'s gang. |
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* [[2000]] – Following protests against military leader [[Robert Guéï]]<!-- 10 months after he came to power in [[1999 Ivorian coup d'état|a coup]]-->, '''[[Laurent Gbagbo]]''' became<!-- the first elected (article does not say he was first elected president) --> the [[List of heads of state of Ivory Coast|president of Ivory Coast]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1942]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] won a [[Pyrrhic victory]] in the '''[[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands]]'''. |
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* [[2001]] – President [[George W. Bush]] signed the '''[[Patriot Act]]''' into law ''(pictured)'', significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies. |
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{{*mp}} [[1947]] – [[Maharaja]] [[Hari Singh]], ruler of '''[[Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]]''', executed the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|Instrument of Accession]]<!--not bold, short--> to accede the [[princely state]] to the newly created India. |
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{{Born and died list| '''[[John Basset (1518–1541)|John Basset]]'''<!--English nobleman--> |b|1518| '''[[Carlo Collodi]]'''<!--Italian writer--> |d|1890| '''[[Masaharu Iwata]]'''<!--Japanese composer--> |b|1966| '''[[Oro (wrestler)|Oro]]'''<!--Mexican--> |d|1993 }} |
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{{*mp}} [[1985]] – The Australian government returned ownership of '''[[Uluru]]''', also known as Ayers Rock, to the local [[Pitjantjatjara people]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[2000]] – '''[[Laurent Gbagbo]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first [[List of heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire|President]] of [[Côte d'Ivoire]] since [[Robert Guéï]] was thrown out of power during the [[1999 Ivorian coup d'état]]. |
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National Day in Austria (1955) | accuracy disputed |
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1708 – The final stone of St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt after the original burned down in the 1666 Great Fire of London, was laid by the son of its architect, Christopher Wren. | refimprove section |
1825 – The Erie Canal, connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and providing a shortcut to the Atlantic Ocean through New York, was opened. | refimprove/unreferenced sections |
1859 – The passenger ship Royal Charter, en route from Australia to England, was wrecked on the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, killing at least 459 people. | refimprove |
1860 – Having defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Italian military figure Giuseppe Garibaldi hailed King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia as King of Italy. | refimprove section |
1863 – The Football Association, one of the oldest governing bodies in association football, was founded at a pub in London's Great Queen Street. | unreferenced section |
1881 – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most famous shootouts of the American Old West, took place in Tombstone, Arizona, between Ike Clanton's gang and lawmen including Wyatt Earp. | Unreferenced paragraphs, many hobby websites used as refs |
1909 – An Jung-geun, a Korean independence activist, assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the president of the Privy Council of Japan. | Lots of unreffed material |
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Xie Jinyuan and National Revolutionary Army soldiers began the Defense of Sihang Warehouse against waves of Japanese attackers during the Battle of Shanghai. | refimprove, primary sources |
1940 – The North American P-51 Mustang, one of the most effective fighter aircraft for the Allies during World War II, made its first flight. | unreferenced text |
1944 – World War II: In one of the largest naval battles in modern history, Allied forces defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of Leyte. | refimprove section |
1947 – Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, executed the Instrument of Accession to accede the princely state to the newly created India. | expansion |
1964 – Australian serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke was executed, the last person to be hanged in the state of Western Australia. | multiple issues |
1979 – President of South Korea Park Chung-hee was assassinated by the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and a long-time friend, Kim Jae-gyu. | Park: refimprove sections; Assassination: multiple issues |
1985 – The Australian government returned ownership of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, to the local Pitjantjatjara people. | refimprove sections |
1994 – Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country. | refimprove section |
2002 – Approximately 40 Chechen rebels and 130 hostages died when Russian forces stormed a theater building in Moscow to end a four-day hostage siege. | already featured on October 23 |
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- 1341 – The Byzantine army proclaimed chief minister John VI Kantakouzenos emperor, triggering a civil war between his supporters and those of John V Palaiologos, the heir to the throne.
- 1871 – Liberian president Edward James Roye (pictured) was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état.
- 1892 – Ida B. Wells (pictured) began to publish her research on lynching in the United States, for which she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2020.
- 1902 – A group of Russian explorers led by Baron von Toll left their camp on Bennett Island and disappeared without a trace.
- 1921 – The Chicago Theatre (pictured), the oldest surviving grand movie palace, opened.
- 1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm proclaimed himself president of the newly created Republic of Vietnam after defeating former emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum supervised by his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
- 1955 – The first buildings in the sacred Oyasato-yakata complex of the Japanese new religious movement Tenrikyo in Tenri, Nara, were completed.
- 1977 – Somali hospital cook Ali Maow Maalin began displaying symptoms of smallpox, becoming the last person known to be naturally infected by the disease.
- Born/died: | Cuthbert of Canterbury |d|760| Gómez González |d|1111| Michael Maestlin |d|1631| Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet |d|1671| C. W. Post |b|1854| William T. Anderson |d|1864| Elizabeth Cady Stanton |d|1902| Yamashita Yoshitsugu|d|1935
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- Japanese battleship Musashi appears on October 24, so Battle of Leyte Gulf should not appear in the same year
- 1597 – Japanese invasions of Korea: Thirteen Korean ships commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a far larger Japanese invading fleet at the Battle of Myeongnyang in the Myeongnyang Strait.
- 1813 – War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada.
- 1905 – The Saint Petersburg Soviet held its first meeting, becoming the first elected body in Russia to represent workers.
- 2000 – Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo became the president of Ivory Coast.
- 2001 – President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law (pictured), significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies.
- John Basset (b. 1518)
- Carlo Collodi (d. 1890)
- Masaharu Iwata (b. 1966)
- Oro (d. 1993)